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Gardiner vs Newfields vs Ogunquit vs Dover-Foxcroft
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gardiner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1944).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Dover-Foxcroft has the shortest commute (15 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Gardiner | Newfields | Ogunquit | Dover-Foxcroft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,088Highest |
2,023 |
1,379Lowest |
4,506 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42±3.6 8% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
38±4.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $71,782±$10k 11% below U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$63,344±$6kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,600±$19k 33% below U.S. |
$646,400±$34k 94% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$162,600±$12kLowest 51% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,113±$191 21% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
— | $880±$97Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,742 12% below U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$1,916Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±13.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.3%±16.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gardiner and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
67%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 36 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
15 minLowest 44% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #36 of 133 in ME | — | — | #89 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | Newfields School District | — | RSU 68/MSAD 68 |
| High school in town | Gardiner Area High School | None in town | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.